Means for supporting auxiliary hair



Och 27. J, sENEGAs MEANS FOB. SUPPORTING AUXILIARY HAIR 2 Sheets-Sheet TFiled March' l12 1925 ATTORN EY oct. 27, 192.5. l' 1,558,931

, J. SN GAS MEANS FOB. SUPPORTING AUXILIARY HAIR` Fued March 12. 1925 2Sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR" Jezm e f as',

'ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 27, 1925.`

MEHNSHFORSUPPORTING AUXILIARY HAIR. 1

Appleationflled March' 12, 1925. Serial No. 14,861.

new anduseful'Means for Supporting ux, iliary Ha1rof. which thefollowing is a specification .sufiicientto enablethose skilled 1n theart towln'chthe;inventionappertamsto utilize. the. same.

The object of'my, invention is to provide simple, inexpensivebutelfective andconveniently man1pulatab'lf-z.v means for. feminine usewhereby.v artificial or amxiliary. hairV strands :may loe applied .toand supported f at the bac-lr of the headlofffthe user` tocompensate forshortness ory insufficiency of naturalf growth,- andf particularly foruse in conjunction with bobbed'hair when it is desired to conceal thelower ends thereof.

To this end my invention consists essentially of an elastic resilientstraddle band adapted to lit ythe rear portion of the head of the wearerand provided with ear hooks for sustaining,- it in position and alsoadapted for the attachment of auxiliary strands of hair, all ashereinafter fully set forth,-an incidental feature being theadjustability of the hook ends of the -device whereby it may be made toconform to different cranial dimensions.

In the accompanying drawings I illustrate a practical application andembodiment of the essential features of my invention, although I do notwish to restrict myself to the identical construction and configurationof parts herein shown by way of exemplification, since changes in minordetails, and equivalent mechanical expedients, may be resorted to withlike results, and without departing from the spirit and intent of myinvention in this respect.

'With this understanding Fig". l, represents a rear view of the head ofa wearer of my straddle band, the latter being shown in positionthereon, but without the auxiliary hair strands;

F ig. 2, is a similar View, showing the auxiliary hair strands inposition as supported on the straddle band;

Fig. 3, is a detail View of possible hair strands adapted for use inconjunction with my straddle band;

Fig. 4, is a profile View of the head of a wearer, more or less`diagrammatic, illustrating the function ofthe ear hooks theauxiliaryhair strands being omitted;

Fig. 5', is a perspective .view ofa one piece, structureof my straddleband;

Fig. 6', is a detailview of one end'offmy straddle band,illustratinglone method' ofv providing for, the adj ustmenty of 'an ear hook thereon;

Figs. 7 andSS, are detail'views illustrating another method ofiadjustably,'supporting anear hook on, thek medial' portion 'ofthe band.A

I' prefer to make my straddle band B, of',v elastic resilient'materialfof; relatively light' `flexible character, the medial portionb,being. somewhat' wider. than.the side members J,.ZJ, whiclrterminate inear hooks 7i', L, each adapted to fit over the helix of an ear of thewearer as indicated more particularly in Fig. 4, of the drawings.

The straddle band B, is formed with perforations a, a, or otherwiseadapted to the adjustment and support of auxiliary hair strands S, ofany suitable or desired character ,-those shown in Figs. 2 and 3 beingillustrative only of the function of the device, which is primarily tocover and'conceal short hair at the back of the head with a screen ofsupplementary hair correspondingin appearance with the natural growth ofhair on the' head of the wearer of said straddle band B. Hence,obviously, the braiding or weaving of the auxiliary hair strands S, issubject to variation to suit requirements or preference.

The perforations a, Va., are adapted to facilitate the attachment of thehair strands S, to the back or medial portion b, of the straddle band B,by resort to stitching or the like, although the means of attachment ofthe auxiliary hair S, to the straddle band B, is not material providedample support is afforded said screen of hair S The set or normalconfiguration of the straddle'band B, is curvilinear, substantially asillustrated in Fig. 5, of the drawings, so as to conform in generaloutline to the rear lportion of the Cranium of the wearer, the sidemembers 7)', Zi', with the medial portion b, constituting, essentially,a straddle clasp which is enhanced in function by the elastic resilientcharacter of the nijaterial used in the formation of said straddle bandB, considering it in a unitary sense, so that the band will fit snuglyaround and against the ends of the natural growth of hair on the headand coniine same to the base of the skull.

In order, however, to insure positive support for the straddle band B,and its screen of auxiliary hair S, I provide the ends of the sidemembers b', b', with the aforesaid ear hooks h, h., by means of whichthe device may be suspended, as it were, in position on the lowerposterior portion of the head of the wearer, as will be understood byreference more particularly to Fig. 4, of the drawings.

Furthermore, to adapt my straddle band to the varying,` requirements ofuse, as to cranial size and extent of hair ends to be confined thereby,I attach the shanks L, zi, of the ear hooks h, h, to the medial portionb, of the band B, by means which admit of the adjustment of said hooks71, it, on the side members b', b', of the band. Thus in Fig. 6,inturned lugs h2, h2, on the shank 7L', of the hook h, clasp the sidemember b, of the band B, so that the hook is slidably supported on saidside member L', whereas a similar adjustable attachment may be effectedby means of holes a. a. in the overlapping parts as provided for inFigs. 7 and 8, of the drawings.

While my straddle band B, and its screen o hair strands S, may be usedfor supplementary embellishment of hair coiffure the combination devicethus attained is especially useful and effective in covering short hairof the bobbed style when it is desired to camouiiage the bob cut.

that I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. As an article of manufacture, a straddle band of the characterdesignated, formed with ear hooks and havingl means to support strandsof auxiliary hair, substantially in the manner and lfor the purpos(` setforth.

2. As an article of' manufacture, an elastic resilient straddle band ofthe character designated, formed with ear hooks and with perforationsfor the support of strands of auxiliary hair, substantially inthe mannerand for the purpose set forth.

3. As an article ot manufacture a strad dle band of flexible materialhaving wide median portion and narrow ends, and hooks at the ends, saidwider portion having perforations for the attachment ot hair.

JEAN SNGAS.

